Celestica (NYSE:CLS) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Celestica (NYSE:CLS) (TSE:CLS) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.060-1.160 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.000. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.5 billion-$2.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.4 billion. Celestica also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.750-4.750 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on CLS. TD Securities lifted their price objective on Celestica from $70.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Celestica from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Celestica from $91.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Celestica from $64.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on shares of Celestica in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $97.36.

Celestica Stock Up 13.5 %

Celestica stock opened at $114.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $97.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $71.75. Celestica has a fifty-two week low of $32.80 and a fifty-two week high of $131.23. The company has a market capitalization of $13.28 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 2.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael Wilson sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.73, for a total value of $2,468,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $176,134.32. This trade represents a 93.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

About Celestica

Celestica Inc provides supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments: Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, new product introduction, engineering services, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services.